Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), known by her stage name Kesha ( KESH-ə) (stylized homoglyphically as Ke$ha), is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to producer Dr. Luke's record label, Kemosabe Entertainment, and publishing company. Although an active musician since then, singing background vocals and writing songs for other artists, her breakthrough came in early 2009 after appearing on rapper Flo Rida's number-one single, "Right Round". Her debut album, Animal and her first extended play, Cannibal, were released in 2010. Kesha's irreverent music and image propelled her to immediate commercial success, with Animal debuting as the number-one album in the US. She also achieved two number-one singles, "Tik Tok" and "We R Who We R", and a string of top ten hits from the album and its re-release. At the same time, she continued to write songs for other artists, including "Till the World Ends" for pop singer Britney Spears. Warrior, her second studio album was released in December 2012, spawning Kesha's eighth top-ten hit with "Die Young". To this date, "Tik Tok" is the second best-selling digital single in history with over 14 million units sold internationally.
Kesha makes animal noises
Kesha does animal impressions and talks about the Grammys, freebies and British men!
Biography
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Links
- Official homepage at keshasparty.com
- Youtube at youtube.com/user/kesha
- Twitter at twitter.com/keshasuxx
- MySpace at myspace.com/keshaishot
- Wikipedia article on Kesha
- Last.fm page on Ke$ha
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Kesha
- MusicBrainz entry on Ke$ha
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Latest News Stories
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Fri 21 Dec 2012 15:31
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Latest Blog Posts
Blogs from the BBC
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Ke$ha ft 3Oh!3 - 'Blah Blah Blah'
Wed 3 Feb 2010 12:10In the early years of the 20th Century - the heyday of the music hall - singers would...
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Ke$ha - 'Tik Tok'
Sat 7 Nov 2009 10:26This was never going to be an 'if' hit, it was always a 'when'. From the very first...
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BBC Reviews
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Warrior 2012
Reviewed by Nick Levine
Ke$ha's trademark trashiness is disturbingly infectious.
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Animal 2010
Reviewed by Fraser McAlpine
She’s a poster girl for youth gone wild, as annoying as she is charming.